Buyer File: Ajuntament de Barcelona

Katrīna Ozola
Katrīna Ozola
Writes on procurement data and what public records do and do not disclose. Based in Riga.
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Ajuntament de Barcelona advertised EUR 926883738 across 797 distinct notices in the last 180 days. The median notice was EUR 41,821, showing how a large advertised total can sit alongside many comparatively small opportunities. These are advertised values, not awarded values.

THE FILE
926.9M EUR
Advertised across the last 180 days
41,821 EUR
Median notice, the typical ticket
8
Awards to IAG7VIAJES, its most frequent supplier

A broad spread of notice sizes

The median notice of EUR 41,821 is far below the advertised total, because that total includes opportunities of very different scales. The largest notice was valued at EUR 178564664 and concerned integrated maintenance of Barcelona’s pavements, pavements’ edges, street furniture and signage. Its size should not be treated as a guide to the typical opportunity. Businesses assessing the pipeline need to separate the value of an individual notice from the aggregate advertised figure, then check whether a notice is a standalone contract or a framework. The source notes that repeated framework ceilings were counted once, so the total does not simply multiply the same ceiling across repeated appearances.

Services make up the largest listed categories

Business Services (Legal, Marketing) was the largest listed category, with a reported share of 21%. Other Public & Personal Services accounted for 12%, while Architecture & Engineering Services accounted for 11%. That ordering points to a procurement programme with room for professional, operational and technical suppliers rather than a pipeline confined to construction or goods. Category labels are useful for initial filtering, but they do not replace reading the scope, eligibility rules and delivery requirements in each notice. For firms entering or extending activity in Barcelona, the practical lesson is to match capability to the wording of individual opportunities, not to assume that the biggest category captures every relevant contract.

Distinct notices, 180 days797
Advertised in total926,883,738 EUR
Median notice41,821 EUR
Largest notice178,564,664 EUR: Serveis de Manteniment integrat de Paviments, Voreres, Mobiliari Urbà
What it buys mostBusiness Services (Legal, Marketing) 21% · Other Public & Personal Services 12% · Architecture & Engineering Services 11%
Awards naming a winner561 of 573
Distinct winners438
Open right now52
Advertised values in EUR; repeated framework ceilings counted once. A frequent supplier is a market fact, not a finding of impropriety.

Awards show a wide supplier field

There were 573 awards, and 98% named a winner. Those awards involved 438 distinct winners, a wider field than the small group of suppliers with the highest award counts. IAG7VIAJES had 8 awards, while CONSTRUCCIONES Y SERVICIOS FAUS had 6; BUSINESS STRENGTHS ENGINEERING,S.L. and ARIBAU 70, S. L. each had 5. A repeat win is a market condition, not evidence of impropriety, and a single bid would likewise not establish wrongdoing. With 52 notices open now and 54% carrying a published deadline, firms can use award information to study buyer requirements while prioritising live notices with clear closing information.

WHY IT MATTERS

The figures separate the scale of Ajuntament de Barcelona’s advertised programme from the size of a typical notice: EUR 926883738 in total, but a median notice of EUR 41,821. Businesses should assess each opportunity on its own terms.


Data: Otnox — live procurement intelligence across 56 markets. Basis: 797 distinct priced notices and 573 awards published by Ajuntament de Barcelona in the last 180 days, 2026-04-08..2026-10-05.

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